This is the first of three separate sections of a discussion on crime and punishment in a high fantasy setting.       Magic, Crime, and Punishment The Challenges of Magical Crime Investigation   "It’s one of the most drought-damned brilliant and subtle tricks I’ve ever seen,” the Guardian of Eonae said with real admiration in his voice. “The boy’s using elemental magic—in a suppression pentagram, no less!—to effectively cloak their speech with some absolutely inspired… well, I guess you would have to call it sound [ Continue reading... ]